CONFERENCES: LAST-MINUTE RSVP! D12-2 & D20 Joint Social Hour at APA Convention (Sat 8/4)

Greetings members of D20,

Good news: We have more space than we originally thought for our joint social event with Division 12-2 (Clinical Geropsychology) this Saturday at APA. All are welcome, even if you did not yet send in a check. If you would like to attend and have not yet reserved a place, please email Amy.Fiske@mail.wvu.edu (and bring a check addressed to "Amy Fiske" with you to the event). Event details are listed below.

Note: This social will take place directly following the CONA conversation hour and will be just a short walk from that venue.

Hope to see you in Orlando!


***EVENT DETAILS***

This has been a popular event that provides a fun and informal venue for getting to know one another. Here are the details.

WHAT: Divisions 20 and 12-2 Social Hour at the APA 2012 Convention

WHERE: Ming's Court
9188 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 351-9988

WHEN: 6pm to 8pm; August 4, 2012 (Saturday)

COST: $15 (students), $25 (faculty); check payable to Amy Fiske

Ming's Court, just an 8-minute walk from the Orange County Convention Center. The cost is $15 dollars for students and $25 for faculty to cover hors d'oeuvres and space rental. There will also be a cash bar at the reception. Join us for a jolly time over shumai, sushi and spring rolls (carnivores and vegetarians are welcome)! Please feel free to include family and friends.

Please note that dinner is not included in this event. If you wish to dine afterward at Ming's Court, you can make a reservation by phone at (407) 351-9988. This venue is also within short walking distance from various restaurants; please see a list of fun options at the bottom of this email.

Please join us for a wonderful time on August 4th with your friends and colleagues!

On behalf of the D20/D12-2 party-planning committee,
Lewina Lee
Division 20 Postdoctoral Representative


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DINNER OPTIONS NEAR THE ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER

Taverna Opa (Greek/Mediterranean; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center)
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 351-8660
www.opaorlando.com

Tommy Bahama's Restaurant & Bar (American; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center)
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(321) 281-5888

The Oceanaire Seafood Room (Seafood; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center)
www.theoceanaire.com
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 363-4801

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar (Cuban / Dance Club; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center)
www.cubalibrerestaurant.com/orlando
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 226-1600

The Capital Grille (Steakhouse; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center)
www.thecapitalgrille.com/locations/orlando/main.asp
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 370-4392


BB King's Blues Club (Jazz & Blues; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center)
www.bbkingclubs.com/
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 370-4550

Funky Monkey Wine Company (American; Wine Bar; Sushi Bar; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center)
www.funkymonkeywine.com/
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 418-9463

Capriccio Grill (Italian; at the Peabody Hotel Orlando)
http://www.peabodyorlando.com/dining/
9801 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 248-6104

Ciao Italia Ristorante Italiano (Italian; 0.9 miles from Orange County Convention Center)
www.ciaoitaliaonline.com/
6149 Westwood Blvd
Orlando, FL 32821
(407) 354-0770

Delmonico's Italian Steak House (Steakhouse; 0.9 miles from Orange County Convention Center)
www.delmonicositaliansteakhouse.com
6115 Westwood Blvd
Orlando, FL 32887
(407) 226-2662
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INFO: APA Aging Issues Newsletter now online

Available at this link: http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/resources/newsletter/index.aspx. 

 

If you already are a regular recipient of this newsletter, you will receive an e-mail blast notification of its availability from APA Central Office and you will continue to receive uninterrupted.  If you do not receive and would like to subcribe, all APA members are able to subscrive by selected it via their MyAPA account, under e-newsletters.

 

Debbie  

 

Deborah A. DiGilio| Director, APA Office on Aging Public Interest Directorate American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: 202-336-6135 |  Fax: 202-336-6040 email: ddigilio@apa.org   http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/index.aspx
P Please consider the environment before printing this email.

 

 

 

INFO: Please join Division 20 for 2012! End of membership year approaching!

Dear members of the APA Division 20 List-Serv,

As we continue through 2012, we are hoping to match or exceed our total membership from 2011!   If you have not renewed your membership, please consider doing so or joining as a new member!  As a long-time member of the Division myself, membership has allowed me to enjoy the multitude of professional benefits of Division 20 including job opportunities, faculty development, research training, and networking contacts that will help me throughout my career.

Please visit the APA Division 20 membership page (http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/join.htm) and fill out an application to join as a new member or a renewed member.  The membership page also provides a wealth detail of why membership in Division 20 is such a great professional opportunity.

 

In response to the need to create flexible membership options and encourage more robust participation in Division 20, we are excited to announce two new membership categories for new or current members:

1.  Professional affiliates are persons who, due to their proficiency in areas related to the mission of the Division, can contribute to the Division's objectives but do not hold membership in the American Psychological Association.

2.  International affiliates are also proficient in areas related to the mission of the Division and can contribute to the Division's objectives, but reside in a country outside of the United States.  International affiliates do not have to hold membership in the American Psychological Association to join Division 20.

Dues for both Professional and International Affiliates are the same as Divisional dues for full members (e.g., $44 per year), and confer many of the same benefits as Full Members, including subscriptions to Adult Development & Aging News as well as Psychology and Aging.  However, to reiterate: one does not have to join APA itself in order to be an Affiliate of Division 20!

To join as a Professional or International Affiliate, please go to http://memforms.apa.org/apa/cli/divapp/.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at the email or numbers below.

If you are a member, you will note on the APA Division 20 membership page that we have designed new brochures.  If you would like some brochures to post in your office or share with colleagues, please let me know and I would be happy to mail you some.  Please spread the word and encourage your colleagues to join.

If you have any questions, or if there is anything I can do to help facilitate your membership in APA Division 20, please do not hesitate to contact me!

 

Sincerely,

Joe Gaugler
Membership Chair
APA Division 20

_____________________

 

Joseph E. Gaugler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, McKnight Presidential Fellow
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Applied Gerontology
School of Nursing, Center on Aging
University of Minnesota
6-153 Weaver-Densford Hall, 1331
308 Harvard Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone: 612-626-2485
Cell Phone: 651-605-5611
Fax: 612-625-7180
Email: gaug0015@umn.edu
http://www.nursing.umn.edu/FacultyStaffandPreceptors/GauglerJoseph/home.html
_____________________

 

CONFERENCES: D12-2 & D20 Joint Social Hour at 2012 APA Convention

Sorry for the cross-posting on multiple listservs.

Greetings Division 20 members! Today is the *last day* to sign up for the joint social event between Divisions 20 & 12-II (Society of Clinical Geropsychology) at the upcoming APA Convention in Orlando. This will be a wonderful networking venue for students and early-career psychologists! Students can register at a discounted rate of $15 -- please see below for instructions to register. Please pass this email along to anyone who may be interested but not on our listserv!

WHAT: Divisions 12-2 & 20 Social Hour at the APA 2012 Convention
WHERE: Ming's Court
9188 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 351-9988
WHEN: 6pm to 8pm; August 4, 2012 (Saturday)
COST: $15 (students), $25 (faculty); check payable to Amy Fiske at the address below


At the 2012 APA convention, Division 20 (Adult Development & Aging) and Division 12, Section II (Society of Clinical Geropsychology) will have a combined social hour/cocktail reception on Saturday, August 4th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in Ming's Court, just an 8-minute walk from the Orange County Convention Center. The cost is $15 dollars for students and $25 for faculty to cover hor d'oeuvres and space rental. There will also be a cash bar at the reception. Please join us for an enjoyable time over shumai, sushi and spring rolls (carnivores and vegetarians are welcome)! Please feel free to include family and friends.

To make reservations for the reception, please make out a check directly to Amy Fiske, Ph.D., who will be collecting for Div. 20 and 12-II members and interested guests. Please mail your check by July 25, 2012 to:

Amy Fiske, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
West Virginia University
53 Campus Drive
P.O. Box 6040
Morgantown, WV 26506-6040
Email: Amy.Fiske@mail.wvu.edu
Phone: (304) 293-1708
 
Please note that dinner is not included in this event. If you wish to dine afterward at Ming's Court, you can make a reservation by phone at (407) 351-9988. Below you will find a list of fun dinner options nearby.

Please join us for a wonderful time on August 4th with your friends and colleagues!

Lewina Lee                                          Jeff Proulx                                         
Div 20 Postdoctoral Rep. Div 20 Graduate Student Rep.          


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DINNER OPTIONS NEAR THE ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER

Taverna Opa (Greek/Mediterranean; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center)
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 351-8660
www.opaorlando.com

Tommy Bahama's Restaurant & Bar (American; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center)
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(321) 281-5888

The Oceanaire Seafood Room (Seafood; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.theoceanaire.com
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 363-4801

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar (Cuban / Dance Club; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.cubalibrerestaurant.com/orlando
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 226-1600

The Capital Grille (Steakhouse; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.thecapitalgrille.com/locations/orlando/main.asp
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 370-4392


BB King's Blues Club (Jazz & Blues; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.bbkingclubs.com/
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 370-4550

Funky Monkey Wine Company (American; Wine Bar; Sushi Bar; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.funkymonkeywine.com/
9101 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 418-9463

Capriccio Grill (Italian; at the Peabody Hotel Orlando) http://www.peabodyorlando.com/dining/
9801 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 248-6104

Ciao Italia Ristorante Italiano (Italian; 0.9 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.ciaoitaliaonline.com/
6149 Westwood Blvd
Orlando, FL 32821
(407) 354-0770

Delmonico's Italian Steak House (Steakhouse; 0.9 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.delmonicositaliansteakhouse.com
6115 Westwood Blvd
Orlando, FL 32887
(407) 226-2662
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Lewina Lee, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
Department of Epidemiology
Boston University School of Public Health Mailing Address:
VA Boston Healthcare System
MAVERIC (151 MAV)
150 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
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STUDENTS: Dissertation Funding Opportunity

ANNOUNCING THE NEW Beth Meyer-Arnold Dissertation Fellowship

The National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) announces the new Beth Meyer-Arnold Dissertation Fellowship, which is designed to encourage original, doctoral-level scholarship in the area of adult day services. The award supports PhD Candidates in completing dissertation work in areas of interest to adult day services providers and consumers. Successful award applicants will have approved dissertation proposals that examine issues that impact the quality of life of participants and their family caregivers. In addition, applicants are encouraged to address one or more of the Institute of Medicine's six domains of health care quality as they can be related to adult day services (i.e., through providing safe, effective, person-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care). At this time, priority will be given to those applicants who examine issues of effectiveness and efficiency as they relate to adult day services.

Successful applicants will receive mentoring and support from members of the NADSA Research Committee and will be expected to present their research at the annual NADSA conference. Additionally, fellows and their advisors will be featured on the NADSA website. Up to three awards of $5000 each will be provided on an annual basis. Successful recipients will receive $4000 upon selection and $1000 after NADSA receives a pdf version of the dissertation.

Application materials:

1) Cover letter summarizing your interest in the award and how the objectives of the fellowship match your proposed study.

2) Summary of your dissertation proposal that should not exceed 12 pages. Please include the study purpose, literature review, significance, design and methods and a proposed timeline.

3) Curriculum Vitae.

4) Two letters of recommendation. One letter of recommendation must be from your dissertation advisor in which he/she should confirm that your dissertation proposal has been approved.

Please send your application materials electronically to nadsanews@gmail.com by August 20, 2012. Winners will be informed by email by September 7, 2012 and introduced at the NADSA conference in Pittsburgh, PA, September 20-22, 2012.
We value the strength of diversity and inclusion and encourage qualified individuals with disabilities and individuals of all backgrounds and cultures to apply. For additional information, please contact Dr. Holly I. Dabelko-Schoeny at dabelko-schoeny.1@osu.edu.


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Steven H. Zarit, Ph.D.
Professor and Head
Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies
Henderson Bldg. South 211
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-865-5260
Fax: 814-863-7963

visit our web page at http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/hdfs/

JOBS: Elder Economic Security

 

WOW Announces Two Elder Economic Security Positions

 

Wider Opportunities for Women is seeking to fill two positions in our Washington office, Project Director and Communications Officer, for our Elder Economic Security Initiative.   

 

More info at: http://www.wowonline.org/about/jobs/

Thanks for your help,

 

Susan Rees

Director of Policy and Advocacy

Wider Opportunities for Women

1001 Connecticut Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20036

202-464-1596

srees@wowonline.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAUW  - 1111 Sixteenth St. NW  - Washington, DC 20036  - connect@aauw.org  -  www.aauw.org

STUDENTS: Student Programming at APA Convention organized by the Science Student Council

From: Rachel Manes [mailto:rachel.manes@gmail.com]

Making professional contacts: A scientist’s guide to networking

The APA Science Directorate Science Student Council will host a skills-oriented symposium that addresses how to maximizenetworking opportunities among psychological science-oriented graduate students.  Networking strategies will be discussed as a broadly defined tool that through different avenues of face-to-face and electronic media communications can advance disciplinary research and practice in a multitude of practical ways.

 

Session Title:	Making Professional Contacts---A Scientist’s Guide to Networking
Session ID:	3328
Session Type:	Symposium
Division/Group:	APA Board of Scientific Affairs, 3, 14, 22, 28, 34, APA Science Student Council
Building:	Convention Center
Room Description:	Room W110B
Room Location:	Level I
Day/Time:	Sat/3:00PM - 3:50PM

 

 

Our panelists and their presentation titles are as follows:

Debra A. Major, Ph.D. (Division 14, Industrial and Organizational Psychology)

The Short-Term and Long-Term Benefits of Networking – Insights from Research and Experience

 

Jodi Quas, Ph.D. (Div 7, Developmental Psychology)

Networking Strategies When Applying for Academic Jobs: Perspectives from a Search Chair

 

Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. (Division 46, Media Psychology)

Applying Psychology To Online And Offline Networking

 

If you have any questions, please contact the chair of this session, Rachel Manes (rachel.manes@gmail.com). 

 

 

Other sessions organized by the APA Science Student Council, which would also be of interest to science-oriented graduate students and others, are:

 

Playing well with others: interdisciplinary and translational research – Friday August 3, 12-12:50 p.m., Room W304C
Stay on the cutting edge of research in this symposium. Research is becoming increasingly interdisciplinary, with new fields emerging as combinations of traditionally distinct areas. This symposium will cover how and why to get involved in interdisciplinary and translational research, including talks by leading experts.
Session Chair: David Kille, Social/Personality Psychology representative, University of Waterloo

 

Pay Day! How to Find and Secure Research Funding in Psychology – Friday August 3, 3-3:50 p.m., Room W304B 
Speakers from the National Institutes of Health and American Psychological Foundation discuss grants, scholarships and fellowships available for psychological science research, addressing mechanisms of support and ways to write successful proposals throughout graduate school, post-doc and beyond.
Session Chair: Michael Dunbar, SSC Health Psychology representative, University of Pittsburgh

 

Psychological Science Idol (PSI): 6th Annual Datablitz – Saturday, August 4, 2-2:50 p.m., Room W110B
Who will emerge as your “Psychological Science Idol?” Selected graduate students will present their novel and cutting-edge psychological science in a rapid, blitz-style fashion (two minutes each). A panel of judges will select the best presentation and that student will win a special prize.
Session Chairs: Natale Sciolino, SSC Behavioral Neuroscience representative, University of Georgia, and Evgeniya “Jenny” Pavlova, SSC I/O Psychology representative, University of South Florida

 

“When I Grow Up”... Nontraditional Career Options – Saturday August 4, 4-4:50 p.m., Room W110B
This panel highlights nontraditional career options for psychological scientists. Job opportunities, job search strategies and career trajectories will be discussed. Careers of panelists include research funding, video games and animal behavior.
Session Chair: Hallie Bregman, SSC Chair and Clinical Science representative, University of Miami

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFO: Helping Sara Qualls

From: Carolyn Aldwin [Carolyn.Aldwin@oregonstate.edu]:

Dear all:

 

Our friend and colleague, Sara Qualls, has been extraordinarily generous in her volunteering for Division 20 committees and projects.  Unfortunately, her house burned down in the Colorado fires on the same day as her mother’s funeral.  The UCCS faculty are arranging for Sara to purchase furniture and/or artwork at a local gallery to help replace some of her losses, and would welcome contributions from her friends and colleagues.  Checks should be sent to:

 

Edie Greene

Chair, Dept. of Psychology

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway

Colorado Springs, CO  80918

 

Edie asks that the checks be sent to her before 7/31, and that individuals identify themselves so that Sara can thank them.

 

Alternatively, people can donate to the Alzheimer’s Association in her mother’s name, Berniece Honn, at  http://www.alz.org/.

 

Carolyn

 

Carolyn M. Aldwin, Ph.D.

Professor, Human Development & Family Sciences

Director, Gerontology Program

Editor, Research in Human Development

President, APA Division 20

424 Waldo Hall

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR  97331

541.737.2024; f:541.737.1076

CONFERENCES: APA Aging Sessions booklet now online and mentoring program

The Aging Sessions at Convention booklet is now online at: http://www.apa.org/convention/aging-sessions.pdf . It lists all aging programs at convention.

 

Also, Office on Aging and CONA highlights are here: http://www.apa.org/convention/programming/pi-directorate/aging/index.aspx

 

I would also like to direct your attention to The Division 20, Division 40, CONA mentoring event… see flyer I pasted below.  Early career investigators and students, we would love to have you and will feed you too!  Faculty please bring or encourage your students and recent graduates to attend.

 

Students and junior investigators are invited to attend….

Speed Mentoring for Budding Geropsychology and Neuropsychology Careers

This interactive mentoring program will include:

·         Brief presentations demystifying the process of applying for grants 

·         A mock review study section to illustrate the types of issues that arise in the review of grant applications

·         Informal small-group and one-on-one discussions on issues regarding the development and implementation of early career research programs with senior investigators and NIH program representatives

·         A buffet lunch

 

Friday, August 3, 2012

12 noon – 1:50 PM

Convention Center, Room W311F

 

Sponsored by:  

Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging)

Division 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology) Science Advisory Committee

APA Committee on Aging (CONA)

 

Cochairs: Brian P. Yochim, PhD & Robert H. Paul, PhD

 

Confirmed Participants

 

Jeannette Johnson, PhD (NIH) Manfred Diehl, PhD (Colorado State University) Jennifer Manly, PhD (Columbia University) Steven Paul Woods, PsyD (UCSD) Patricia Parmelee, PhD (University of Alabama) Neil Charness, PhD (Florida State University)

Robert Bilder, PhD (UCLA) Marc Norman, PhD (UCSD) Dawn Bowers, PhD (University of Florida) Jennifer Vasterling, PhD (Boston University/VA) Angela Jefferson, PhD (Vanderbilt University) and more….

 

 

For additional information about this research mentoring program contact:  Brian Yochim (byochim@stanford.edu), Robert Paul (paulro@umsl.edu),

or Adam Brickman (amb2139@columbia.edu)

 

 

INFO: Please join Division 20 for 2012! End of membership year approaching!

Dear members of the APA Division 20 List-Serv,

As we continue through 2012, we are hoping to match or exceed our total membership from 2011!   If you have not renewed your membership, please consider doing so or joining as a new member!  As a long-time member of the Division myself, membership has allowed me to enjoy the multitude of professional benefits of Division 20 including job opportunities, faculty development, research training, and networking contacts that will help me throughout my career.

Please visit the APA Division 20 membership page (http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/join.htm) and fill out an application to join as a new member or a renewed member.  The membership page also provides a wealth detail of why membership in Division 20 is such a great professional opportunity.

 

In response to the need to create flexible membership options and encourage more robust participation in Division 20, we are excited to announce two new membership categories for new or current members:

1.  Professional affiliates are persons who, due to their proficiency in areas related to the mission of the Division, can contribute to the Division's objectives but do not hold membership in the American Psychological Association.

2.  International affiliates are also proficient in areas related to the mission of the Division and can contribute to the Division's objectives, but reside in a country outside of the United States.  International affiliates do not have to hold membership in the American Psychological Association to join Division 20.

Dues for both Professional and International Affiliates are the same as Divisional dues for full members (e.g., $44 per year), and confer many of the same benefits as Full Members, including subscriptions to Adult Development & Aging News as well as Psychology and Aging.  However, to reiterate: one does not have to join APA itself in order to be an Affiliate of Division 20!

To join as a Professional or International Affiliate, please go to http://memforms.apa.org/apa/cli/divapp/.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at the email or numbers below.

If you are a member, you will note on the APA Division 20 membership page that we have designed new brochures.  If you would like some brochures to post in your office or share with colleagues, please let me know and I would be happy to mail you some.  Please spread the word and encourage your colleagues to join.

If you have any questions, or if there is anything I can do to help facilitate your membership in APA Division 20, please do not hesitate to contact me!

Sincerely,

Joe Gaugler
Membership Chair
APA Division 20

_____________________

 

Joseph E. Gaugler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, McKnight Presidential Fellow
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Applied Gerontology
School of Nursing, Center on Aging
University of Minnesota
6-153 Weaver-Densford Hall, 1331
308 Harvard Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone: 612-626-2485
Cell Phone: 651-605-5611
Fax: 612-625-7180
Email: gaug0015@umn.edu
http://www.nursing.umn.edu/FacultyStaffandPreceptors/GauglerJoseph/home.html
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INFO: Institute of Medicine Report On Geriatric Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce

Today, The IOM has released its report, The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?  On my initial read, psychology and geropsychology are mentioned throughout the report. Yea!  They included a good amount of the tons of information and data that APA provided over the past year. One of the resources we provided ,  Psychology’s Role in Addressing the Mental and Behavioral Health Needs of the Geriatric Population,  is online. The research of psychologists is also cited throughout the document. See the APA press release below with additional information.

 

I would be interested in folks’ opinions of the report after you read it.   

 

And, THANK you to the individuals that provided information when I asked!  

 

Debbie

Deborah A. DiGilio| Director, APA Office on Aging Public Interest Directorate American Psychological Association 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Tel: 202-336-6135 |  Fax: 202-336-6040 email: ddigilio@apa.org   http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/index.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Contact: Kim I. Mills
                202 336-6048
                kmills@apa.org

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION APPLAUDS IOM REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE NEEDS FOR AGING POPULATION

 

WASHINGTON – A report released today by the Institute of Medicine offers a systematic analysis of the current and future mental and behavioral health care needs of America’s aging population, according to the American Psychological Association.

The report is entitled The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands?

“This IOM report provides a foundation for our nation to build a psychology and mental health workforce to meet the needs of our rapidly growing and increasingly diverse aging population,” said APA CEO Norman B. Anderson, PhD. “The report reflects successful advocacy by the mental and behavioral health community and includes key policy recommendations, which the APA looks forward to promoting in partnership with federal, professional, and community leaders.”

The IOM appointed three APA member psychologists to serve on the study committee: Margarita Alegría, PhD, professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and director of the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research at Cambridge Health Alliance; Frederic C. Blow, PhD, professor of psychiatry and psychology and director of the Mental Health Services Outcomes and Translation Section in the Psychiatry Department of the University of Michigan Medical School; and Michael Alan Hoge, PhD, professor and director of clinical training in psychology, Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and director of Yale Behavioral Health. APA supported the work of the study by providing background documents related to psychology’s role in addressing the mental and behavioral health needs of the geriatric population. These materials included geropsychology workforce data, interdisciplinary models of geriatric mental and behavioral health care, and pre- and postdoctoral geropsychology training resources.

This study is a follow-up to a 2008 IOM report entitled Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce, which projected health care needs for the growing and increasingly diverse aging population. Funding for the new study was secured following a year-long advocacy campaign led by APA and partners from the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and the American Psychiatric Association. Congressional champions Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), then-Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), and Sen. Herb Kohl (D-W.I.) designated $900,000 to fund this important study.

APA, in partnership with the AAGP and NASW, plans to host a briefing Sept. 19 on Capitol Hill for members of Congress to highlight key findings and recommendations related to the mental and behavioral health care needs of older Americans.

 

The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 137,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives.  

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INFO: Survey about Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences

For the past few years, the Editorial Board of JG:PS and the publisher Oxford University Press have been exploring ways to increase the impact factor of the journal. We've made a lot of progress with OUP's help in straigtening out some technical issues about the way articles in the journal get cited.

We have come up with a variety of speculations about issues that might affect potential authors' choice to submit their best work to JG:PS. I am now coming to you with a survey (link at the end of this note) to help us get a sense of what your perceptions are of the journal and factors that affect your decision to submit to JG:PS or send papers elsewhere.

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Bob G. Knight, Ph.D.

Editor, Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences

The Merle H. Bensinger Professor of Gerontology
Professor of Psychology
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191

Ph: 213-740-1373

"Age does not protect you from love.
But love, to some extent, protects you from age." Anais Nin

CONFERENCES: CONA Conversation Hour and Award Presentation

The APA Committee on Aging (CONA) cordially invites you to…

 

CONA Conversation Hour:

The Changing Faces of Aging

 

Saturday August 4

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Peabody Orlando Hotel

Celebration Room 3

The USA and many other nations are seeing remarkable changes in the composition of their populations with dynamic implications across issues of gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, disability status, and urbanization.  All of these changes also affect how individuals age in our society. Please join us to explore the implications of the Changing Faces of Aging for provision of health care and for work life.  Help CONA identify new directions for its theme of multi-cultural competency.

The CONA award for the Advancement of Psychology and Aging will also be presented to

Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP

 

 

(the award presentation will take place at the outset of the hour, if you have other commitments for this hour, feel free to join us for part of it)

INFO: Alexis Walker

I am very sad to announce that Alexis Walker, Co-Director of the School of Social and Behavioral Health here at OSU, passed away yesterday.  Alexis was a world-renowned family gerontologist, and was editor of Journal of Marriage and Family  for many years.  More information and tributes to Alexis can be found at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/alexiswalker.

Carolyn

 

Carolyn M. Aldwin, Ph.D.

Professor, Human Development & Family Sciences

Director, Gerontology Program

Editor, Research in Human Development

President, APA Division 20

424 Waldo Hall

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR  97331

541.737.2024; f:541.737.1076

 

CONFERENCES: RSVP by 7/25! D12-2/20 Joint Social Hour at 2012 APA Convention

Greetings Division 20 members!

 

In our efforts to reach out to students and early-career psychologists and offer professional networking opportunities, APA Division 20 is very pleased to announce a joint social event with Division 12-II (Society of Clinical Geropsychology) at the upcoming APA Convention. Here are the details!

 

WHAT:       Divisions 12-2 & 20 Social Hour at the APA 2012 Convention

WHERE:      Ming Court

            9188 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819

            (407) 351-9988

            http://www.ming-court.com/

WHEN:       6pm to 8pm; August 4, 2012 (Saturday)

COST:       $15 (students), $25 (faculty); check payable to Amy Fiske at the address below

 

 

At the 2012 APA convention, Division 20 (Adult Development & Aging) and Division 12, Section II (Society of Clinical Geropsychology) will have a combined social hour/cocktail reception on Saturday, August 4th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in Ming Court, just an 8-minute walk from the Orange County Convention Center. The cost is $15 dollars for students and $25 for faculty to cover hor d’oeuvres and space rental. There will also be a cash bar at the reception. Please join us for an enjoyable time over shumai, sushi and spring rolls (carnivores and vegetarians are welcome)! Please feel free to include family and friends.

 

To make reservations for the reception, please make out a check directly to Amy Fiske, Ph.D., who will be collecting for Div. 20 and 12-II members and interested guests. Please mail your check by July 25, 2012 to:

 

Amy Fiske, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology

West Virginia University

53 Campus Drive

P.O. Box 6040

Morgantown, WV 26506-6040

Email: Amy.Fiske@mail.wvu.edu

Phone: (304) 293-1708

 

Please note that dinner is not included in this event. If you wish to dine afterward at Ming Court, you can make a reservation by phone at (407) 351-9988. Below you will find a list of fun dinner options nearby.

 

Please feel free to contact Lewina Lee at lol@bu.edu if you have any questions. Join us for a wonderful time on August 4th with your friends and colleagues!

 

Lewina Lee                    Jeff Proulx                                         

Div 20 Postdoctoral Rep.      Div 20 Graduate Student Rep.          

 

 

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DINNER OPTIONS NEAR THE ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER

 

Taverna Opa (Greek/Mediterranean; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center)

9101 International Dr

Orlando, FL 32819

(407) 351-8660

www.opaorlando.com

 

Tommy Bahama's Restaurant & Bar (American; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center)

9101 International Dr

Orlando, FL 32819

(321) 281-5888

 

The Oceanaire Seafood Room (Seafood; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.theoceanaire.com

9101 International Dr

Orlando, FL 32819

(407) 363-4801

 

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar (Cuban / Dance Club; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.cubalibrerestaurant.com/orlando

9101 International Dr

Orlando, FL 32819

(407) 226-1600

 

The Capital Grille (Steakhouse; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.thecapitalgrille.com/locations/orlando/main.asp

9101 International Dr

Orlando, FL 32819

(407) 370-4392

 

 

BB King's Blues Club (Jazz & Blues; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.bbkingclubs.com/

9101 International Dr

Orlando, FL 32819

(407) 370-4550

 

Funky Monkey Wine Company (American; Wine Bar; Sushi Bar; 0.4 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.funkymonkeywine.com/

9101 International Dr

Orlando, FL 32819

(407) 418-9463

 

Capriccio Grill (Italian; at the Peabody Hotel Orlando) http://www.peabodyorlando.com/dining/

9801 International Dr

Orlando, FL 32819

(407) 248-6104

 

Ciao Italia Ristorante Italiano (Italian; 0.9 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.ciaoitaliaonline.com/

6149 Westwood Blvd

Orlando, FL 32821

(407) 354-0770

 

Delmonico's Italian Steak House (Steakhouse; 0.9 miles from Orange County Convention Center) www.delmonicositaliansteakhouse.com

6115 Westwood Blvd

Orlando, FL 32887

(407) 226-2662

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Lewina Lee, Ph.D.

Research Fellow

Department of Epidemiology

Boston University School of Public Health Mailing Address:

VA Boston Healthcare System

MAVERIC (151 MAV)

150 South Huntington Avenue

Boston, MA 02130

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